City Notes From Scranton Gossip Column Highlights Local Events
Excursion to Hazleton via Central Railroad of New Jersey canceled. Suspect Soyd Griner, wanted in Harrisburg for burglary, was taken there by Detective Taylor. Ladies auxiliary to Railroad Trainmen hold Nay Aug Park picnic with ice cream. New uniforms arrived for street foremen and debut Monday. Jacob Fraunfelter fined for nap incident at Green Hills lawn. Will of Michael J. Nealon admitted to probate. Patrick H. Nealon named executor. Marriage licenses granted for Barrett and Cave ney. Puska and Hisnay. Tarrett and Judge. Replevin suit filed by Morris Keller over horse and harness in possession of George Brown and William Kiluck. Two wheel cars collided at Jeffords Ave and Spruce St. passengers unhurt. Mrs. Mary Griffiths delivers lecture on health at Y M C A with two more lectures planned. Floral parade at Chatham fair noted. Scranton prize mentioned for Mr. and Mrs. C E Wagner’s steam launch bicycle display by Lackawanna machines. parade witnessed by 13,000 people.
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Soyd Griner
Harristure
Detective Taylor
Harrisbury
Brotherhood of Hailroad
Nay Aug Park
Michael J. Nealon
Archbald
Villa Slepkine
Patrick H. Nealon
Patrick Barrett
Cartondale
Sabina Caveney
Jermyna
John Puska
Mymouth
Julia Hisnay
Jefferdon Avenue
Spruce Street
Autumn Leaf Rally By Christian Endeavor Group
A large party from the Christian Endeavor will ride the 740 Delaware and Hudson train to Glen Onoko for the autumn leaf rally at the resort. State Transportation Agent J C Manning, for Tri County union, organized arrangements. The program includes chorus singing and talks by Rev. J Wilbur Chapman and Rev. George B H Stewart as principal speakers.
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Christian Endeavorites
Delaware and Hudson
Glen Onoka
J. C. Manning
Tri-County Union
J. Wilbur Chapman
Philadelphia
George BH. Stewart
D. D
Harrisburg
Raymond Institute Opening Date Set With Reception
The John Raymond Institute linked with the YMCA will open Monday Oct 11. A reception for students is planned Monday Oct 4 with a likely fine program. Secretary Mahy drives the schedule. most of the old faculty return. G J Alexander opens a new Optical Office at 408 Spruce Street offering free eye examinations.
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John Raymond Institute
Young Men's Christian Association
Mahy
G. J. Alexander
Spruce Street
South Side Sewer Debate Prompts Council Action
South Side property owners push back against an appeal from viewers on the sewer project. They fear delays and large local costs, urging councils to prosecute the appeal or risk other areas seeking equal treatment. The piece notes legal limits on assessments and the wider financial and planning consequences for the city.
Ice Trade Expands at Belmont Lake in Wayne County
Stevens and Silsbee of Scranton acquire control of Belmont Lake near Poynette and plan ice houses and stores on the shore. Kielmont Lake yields about 60 000 tons per season with pure clear water. The firm holds options on other Wayne waters to meet rising demand for ice from the Poyntelle region.
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Stevens and
Silsbee
Scranton Ice Company
Belmont Lake
Wayne County
Poyntelle
Kielmont Lake
Poyntelie
Wayne
John J Black stars in A Big Heart stage engagement
John J Black appears at the Davis theater for three nights and three matinees starting Monday September 10 with a clever company. Cecil J Lionel Dee C Seldon F C Wyckoff and Miss Schuyler are among the notable performers in the new play A Big Heart a vehicle to introduce Black and his troupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Black
Davis Theater
Mr. Black
Maine
California
Cecil J. Lionel
F.C. Wyckoff
Miss Schuyler
Edward Harrigan
Sergeant Major Coursen Returns on Short Furlough
Sergeant Major Harry Coursen of the Thirteenth regiment arrived from Hazleton on a twenty four hour furlough and must be in camp by four this afternoon. He cites strict discipline and denies any camp life diversions. He commends Tribune reporter T J Duffy for an impartial view of the strike situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Coursen
Hazleton
Coursen
Tribune
T. J. Duffy
Golf Playing in Binghamton and Elmira Exhibition
The Bing hamton Republican notes Elmira golfers planned a match with four Binghamton players at the Casino yesterday, but the visitors did not appear. A crowd watched local players, with hope for a rematch next week as golf grows popular among society members in pleasant afternoons at the Casino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
Elmira
Kelly
Sheriff Sell-Off List Reveals Local Property Disposals
The sheriff sold multiple properties yesterday in Scranton, Moscow, Carbon County and surrounding areas. Estates represented include George H Fellows and David Allen, with buyers ranging from John Fellows to W C Cowles and regional attorneys. Amounts listed include several with specific sums such as 1824 and 2000, as well as other bid totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Fellows
Scranton
John H. Fellows
David Allen
Moscow
B. OM. Hodgson
Martin. Gerrity
LeGrand Marcy
John Moon
David Bleecker
Elmhurst
Frederick Stark
Evan R. Hopkins
W. C. Cowles
FHA
R. Leo Murray
Penneylvania Savings Fund and Loan Association
Joseph Rudewick
Peckville
W. I. McKelvey
Evan Reynolds
M. J. McAndrew
Philadelphia Sunday Press preview promises Stockton story and wartime features
The Philadelphia Sunday Press announces an upcoming issue loaded with Frank R Stockton’s opening chapters, Andree’s North Pole dispatches, British crisis notes, yellow fever updates from the South, a Quarquoi ceremony piece, coal miners strike coverage, and broad news across fields with a free picture for readers.
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Frank R. Stockton
Philadelphia Press
Andree
North Pole
Tnola
Philadelphia
Hampton Fire Company to Visit City for Two Days
The Hampton Fire Company of Reading will stay in this city for two days starting October 8. The forty firefighters, in uniform, will be joined by a twenty piece band. Chief Hickey will arrange accommodations for the visitors.
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Hampton Company of Reading
The
Hampton Fire Company
Reading
Alfred Gunkle
Hickey
Gymnasium to Open with Kennedy as Instructor
The Young Men's Christian Association gymnasium will open next Monday. Professor Kennedy of Philadelphia has been engaged as instructor this year. He is well recommended and formerly taught in the British army with regiments stationed at Gibraltar.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Kennedy
Philadelphia
Gibralter
Cautionary ad urges Horsford’s Acid Phosphate over substitutes
The notice warns that acid phosphate substitutes are often dangerous and urges buyers to insist on Horsford's. It mentions a $9.15 return railroad badge from Buffalo via Nickel Plate Road for a Free Coinage Camp Meeting dates September 15 to 18, with return by September 24, and directs to contact a ticket agent or F J Moore in Buffalo. Also promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and a sleeping car to New York via Lehigh Valley Railroad with arrival in New York at 8 23 a.m. Tickets available at 309 Lackawanna Avenue.
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Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
F. J. Moore
Exchange Street
N.Y
New York
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Wilkes-Barre
Lackawanna Avenue
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a cure for a cold in one day. It offers refunds if the remedy fails and lists a price of 25 cents.
Opinion Favors Gerardi in Borough Water Drainage Case
Judge Archibald Saye rules borough plans to divert surface water would damage Vito Gerardi’s Willow Street property. Decision outlines that borough must handle surface drainage or compensate, and that eminent domain steps and compensation are required before any sewer alterations. Decree to be entered unless objections are filed within twenty days.
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Borough
Vito Gerard
Willow Street
Dunmore
Borough of
Gerardi
Equity
Archibald Saye
Laurel Street
Laurel
Plaintines
Judge Culberson to retire from public life in March
Washington Post notes David B Culberson one of the ablest men in public life will leave Congress after twenty years. His son Charles Culberson has begun serving as Texas governor. The article highlights a rare case of two generations in high office and compares the Washburn brothers in Congress.
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David B. Culberson
House of Representatives
Charles Culberson
Texas
Congress
Washburn
Israel
Elihu B
Cadwallader C. Washburn
Maine
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Culberson
Cleveland
Culbertson
Diplomat Judge Wins Support After Angry Exchange
A district clash ends with Judge Culbereon calmly defusing a heated constituent tirade. The critic abandons anger, agrees to continued support, and the judge guides him to the nearest grocery where they share a meal, illustrating a strategic reconciliation.
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Culbereon
Hie
Cooper Accused of Bigamy After Toronto Letter
San Francisco reports that Christ Lees received a letter from Toronto claiming Sir Henry Wentworth Cooper married Bertha Young’s daughter during an elopement from Malmer Idaho with Ida Maud Campaigni. Authorities investigate potential bigamy while Cooper remains in custody as a swindler.
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San Francisco
Christ Lees
Toronto
Ont
Henry Wentworth Cooper
Bertha Young
Cooper
Malmer
Idaho
Ida Maud Campaigni
Stereopticon Screen at Court Trouse Square Tonight
A varied program on the stereopticon screen features chromatropes, photo-dlo ramies, zoology, comic movable scenes and beautiful ocean scans presented this evening at Court Trouse square.
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Court Trouse Square
Have You Seen Them New Toilet Sets
Advertising copy announces new toilet sets in window displays with latest shapes and decorations and prices advertised as rock-bottom.
Vintage China Teacups and China Sets Advertised
An aged marketplace list details various china items. Cups and saucers in pink blue and yellow with gold trim, Carisbad and Japanese pieces in limited colors, Delft and English wares, Austrian and French porcelain pieces, unusual coffee cups, and breakfast cups described with decorative gold tracings and small batch notes.
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Schank & Spencer
City Notes
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Mary ©. Griffiths
Chatham Fair
Chatham
N. Y
Albany
Mra. C. BE. Wagner
Lackawanna Bicycles
Plectric City Manufacturing Company
Christian Endeavorers
Raymond Institute
South Side
Supreme Court
Williamsport
John J. Black and Company
Davis
Sergeant Coursen
Frank BR. Stockton
M.C. A
Horsford
Springfield, Ohio
Hood
Castoria
Vito Gerardi
Dunmore Borough
Sir Iarry
China
Rexford Company
Lackawanna Ave
Crina
Killar & Peck
Wyoming Avenue
Hotel
Jermyn
Carisbad China
Pretty Little Delft
Grandpa
J. H. Ladwig
Stevens
Bic
Dhe
Palmer Cox
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